The Williston Northampton Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Suffield Academy Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Williston Northampton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Suffield Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Williston Northampton will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Salisbury School, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. Williston Northampton came out on top against Salisbury School by a score of 8-4 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but Williston Northampton sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Suffield Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against Berkshire School on Saturday as Suffield Academy made off with an 11-4 victory. The result was nothing new for Suffield Academy, who have now won four matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Joe Banks made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Banks was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other pitching news, Tom Stanley looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Wirth, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Tanyon Weber, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Williston Northampton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Suffield Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Williston Northampton was able to grind out a solid win over Suffield Academy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 12-8. Will Williston Northampton repeat their success, or does Suffield Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps